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November 03, 2005
The Evasion of Huckleberry Finn
Mallioux, ''The Bad-Boy Boom'' (pp. 43-49) -- American Literature, 1800-1915 (EL 266)
"The nature of Tom's honor, and its relation to Southern honor, provides the entry into a new understanding of the ending." (9).
This article gave a great new interpretation to the ending of Huck Finn. I liked how it analyzed Tom's purpose in the story more because he is not mentioned that often in the novel. The author pointed out that Tom's actions at the end were racist. I don't think he was racist, I just think that was the norm during the time period and it was normal to treat black people like slaves...like when he tortured Jim in his "prison" with snakes and such. I do agree with the discomfort at the end of the novel because their journey just suddenly ends.
Posted by AshleyHoltzer at November 3, 2005 09:19 AM